POP Ep.27: Kutaragi is Leaving the Building (Voicemail line 713-893-8069)

Player One Podcast

Chris Johnston

Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.5 • 546 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2007

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Ken Kutaragi. He wasn't just the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, he was also the father of the PlayStation. Without him, Sony never would've gotten into the gaming business to begin with. So it seems a bit odd that on the eve of what should be their triumph, he's retiring. While it's debatable as to whether he should've ascended to the heights he did within Sony (and his rambling, eccentric speeches at various press conferences point directly at this), it does seem like his stepping down is in response to the PSP's lackluster performance and the PS3's rocky launch. Join us as we talk a little bit about this and Sony's future steps.

Naturally, that's not all we talk about in this episode. There's lots of Pokemon talk (so be prepared), as well as discussions about the use of webcams in console gaming, the anniversary of the Wii name, the analyst that thinks Wii/DS success is bad for the industry, and much much more. Join us, won't you?

Thanks for listening! Leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069. Or you can e-mail us, vote for us on Digg, leave a comment on the iTunes Music Store, leave a comment on the blog page or join our forums! Thanks for listening, and we'll be back next week.

This week's links:
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Guitar Hero II
Pinball FX
Eets Chowdown
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Planet Earth Blu-Ray
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Oblivion
Pac-Man (1982 cartoon)
YouTube: Pac-Man intro
NextGen.biz: Kutaragi to Retire in June
GameDaily: Analysts Weigh in on Kutaragi's Departure
1UP.com: Celebrate the Past with Ken Kutaragi's Greatest Hits!
Joystiq: Wii name celebrates first anniversary
Next-Gen.biz: Analyst: Wii, DS Success a Bad Thing
Kotaku: PS3 EyeToy Dated For US (Too)
Pikachu: "Bitches Love Me"
Seaman 2

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 27 of the Player One podcast for Monday, April 30th.
0:20.3	I'm your host, Greg Seward, back from a week-long sabbatical.
0:23.5	With me as always is the original model for Pokemon's spunky hero, Ash, Chris Johnston.
0:28.3	Gotta catch them all.
0:30.5	Not bad.
0:31.5	Not bad.
0:32.1	Really.
0:32.9	Back again this week is the original inspiration for jigglypuff, Filthy-a-Bald.
0:54.3	Hi. I like shorts. They're comfy and easy to wear. I don't know what game that was from. If you were hardcore, you would know. Probably not. I don't know. What game was last week's from, by the way? Oh, what was last week's? I don't know. Oh, last week... You didn't know what last week's was, CJ?
0:55.8	I don't think so, no. Went right over my head. It was Borf from Space Ace. Oh, okay. How dare you? And this was a quote from the original Pokemon. Come on. Oh, all right. Yes, we're still on Pokemon, because everyone, you know, loves it when we talk Pokemon apparently.
1:11.1	It's true.
1:12.3	And finally, still mourning the loss of one Christ, you people. Everyone, you know, loves it when we talk Pokemon, apparently.
1:11.6	It's true.
1:18.2	And finally, still mourning the loss of one-ups, Luke Smith, to the game development world is young Dan Dormer.
1:23.2	It's a sad, sad time, but, you know, good times ahead.
1:24.6	So, there you go.
1:25.2	Chin up. We're glad you think you're going to pull through.
2:34.8	So I'm here to tell you that I can't believe that I was gone for one week. The first week I've ever missed of this show, and all you guys are doing Pokemon raps and jiggly-puff impressions. Hey, hey, hey, hell is wrong with it. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, let's take it back there. Let's take it back there. You said Pokemon Raps. None of us did that, okay? No. Let's get the facts straight, Greg. The Pokemon theme song. Oh, sorry. Well, that's so, that's so much better. Yeah. You're such a, you're such a poca noob. Geez. I have to admit, I didn't listen to the whole show last week. We're all up at like level 36 and you're still on level three. If I didn't work here, I wouldn't listen to this show. Oh, thanks for the week. That's what they all fans there. I listen to Angry Gamer. Well, you should listen to Angry Gamer anyway because it's a good podcast. Yeah, it's true. They're better than we'll ever hope to be. You don't listen to podcasts, Greg. It's true. Okay. So just for saying that, CJ, you get to go first on what you've been playing. Oh, God. Not me. Well, you can guess what I've been playing, a whole lot of Pokemon, diamond.
2:37.4	And that's pretty much it.
2:40.1	How's that working out for you?
2:40.8	Yeah, yeah.
2:42.3	It's going real well. I'm at, uh, I've got four badges currently.
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